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Banquet in Prague to celebrate the end of the lockdown

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night.

02/07/2020

Czech Republic

Czechs celebrate end of lockdown with giant dinner party in Prague

The country has fared relatively well, registering fewer than 12,000 coronavirus cases and under 350 deaths. However, a sharp rise in infections has been observed in recent days.

01/07/2020

Czech Republic

Coronavirus: Czech Republic reports record spike in daily cases

It comes just days before the country lifts the obligation to wear face-protection, exception made for Prague.

28/06/2020

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This 3D-printed floating house took 48 hours to build

The Czech eco-home comes with reduced carbon emissions.

21/06/2020

Czech Republic

Prague expels two Russian diplomats over fake mayor murder plot claim

“The whole case was a result of infighting between staffers at the Russian Federation Embassy in Prague,” claimed Czech PM Andrej Babis.

05/06/2020

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Starved for culture, Czechs hold drive-in festival

A Prague festival producer said the coronavirus pandemic has forced him turn his festival into a drive-in event.

10/05/2020

Czech Republic

Czechs so far avoid worst of COVID-19 despite lenient lockdown

The Czech Republic hasn't been hit as hard by COVID-19 as some other countries, despite lockdown leniency over outdoor life.

08/05/2020

Czech Republic

Historic Czech drought worries growers and scientists

Production levels hit by temperatures and falling water table but consumer prices stable so far

05/05/2020

Czech Republic

Russia denies plot to assassinate Prague's mayor

It’s alleged that a Russian agent was sent to Prague to poison the mayor with ricin, a highly potent toxin.

29/04/2020

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Czech microbreweries call for 'beer paramedics' amid lockdown hangover

With bars and restaurants closed, Czech microbreweries have had revenue cut and been left with soon-to-expire beer.

31/03/2020

Czech Republic

Czechs facing up to coronavirus crisis by making masks mandatory

The Czech Republic is thought to be one of the few countries in the world where protective masks are mandatory during the coronavirus crisis.

24/03/2020

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Czech Republic tests nanotechnology for disinfecting public transport

Czech Republic transit workers have been spraying trams and buses with different types of disinfectant nano-polymers in the fight against COVID-19.

12/03/2020

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Prague set to rile Moscow by naming square after Boris Nemtsov

To make matters worse, the square is near the Russian embassy in Prague.

12/02/2020

Czech Republic

Watch: Car collides with two trams in Czech Republic

The car was a mangled wreck but the driver escaped with minor injuries, reported Associated Press.

17/12/2019

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Masked devils march through Czech village in pre-Christmas tradition

"The tradition is long-standing, beautiful and you can't find it anywhere else," said a villager.

11/12/2019

Czech Republic

Tens of thousands protest against Czech PM after damning EU report

The latest protest against Andrej Babis was called after Czech prosecutors reopened a probe into Babis's business dealings.

11/12/2019

Czech Republic

Gunman kills himself after shooting seven dead in Czech hospital

Police said they found the perpetrator dead in his car from an apparent suicide.

10/12/2019

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Czech village hosts re-enactment of Napoleon's Battle of Austerlitz

The roar of canons boomed across a field in the Czech Republic's Brno-Country district on Saturday as men in military uniforms clashed and fired at each other during a grand re-enactment of one of the greatest battles in modern history.

04/12/2019

Czech Republic

Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue

The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies.

04/12/2019

Czech Republic

At least 200,000 protest in Prague against Czech PM Andrej Babis

It's claimed to be one of the biggest protests since the fall of communism 30 years ago.

16/11/2019

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution 30 years on

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Hundreds of thousands of Czechoslovakian citizens took part in peaceful protests, demanding the end of the communist regime. It took only a few weeks before the ruling party surrendered and democracy was installed in the country.

15/11/2019

Czech Republic

Watch: Endangered baby giraffe makes public debut

Born just 12 days ago, he already stands 190 cm (75 inches) tall. There are fewer than 2,000 Rothschild's giraffes still living in the wild.

08/11/2019

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Rare baby giraffe makes public debut at Czech zoo

An endangered baby giraffe made his first public debut at a northern Czech zoo earlier this week, 12 days after being born in the enclosure.

08/11/2019

Czech Republic

Czech police investigate claims Hitler mask was on sale in Prague shop

The German ambassador to the Czech Republic posted a picture of the shop stock to Twitter, asking why "such trash" was being sold in central Prague.

07/11/2019

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Scientists are growing mustard and strawberries to survive on Mars

Scientists in Prague are growing food in Aeroponic conditions to survive the extreme weather on Mars.

01/11/2019

Czech Republic

Czech police arrest 31 after Euro 2020 qualifier against England

Fourteen of those detained were foreigners, police said, adding that the arrest could not be made "without the use of coercive means."

12/10/2019